international

Definition of International

(adjective) Concerning two or more nations.

Examples of International

• Asian food in Western countries.
• The Olympic Games are an international event.
  

International Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: in·ter·na·tion·al

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /ˌɪn(t)ərˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/
• British English – /ˌɪntəˈnaʃn̩(ə)l/

Usage Notes

• In contrast to international, national concerns one nation.
• Sociologists study (noun) internationality or (noun) internationalism to examine (adverb) internationally relevant themes such as (noun) internationalists and the process of (noun) internationalization or how culture (verb) internationalizes.

Additional Information

• Word origin of “international” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
• Kendall, Gavin, Ian Woodward, and Zlatko Skrbiš. 2009. The Sociology of Cosmopolitanism: Globalization, Identity, Culture and Government. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Martell, Luke. 2010. The Sociology of Globalization. Malden, MA: Polity Press.
• Nash, Kate. 2010. Contemporary Political Sociology: Globalization, Politics, and Power. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
• Robertson, Roland, and Kathleen E. White. 2003. Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology. London: Routledge.
• Sassen, Saskia. 2007. A Sociology of Globalization. New York: Norton.
• Savage, Michael, Gaynor Bagnall, and Brian Longhurst. 2005. Globalization and Belonging. London: SAGE.

Related Terms

• culture
• cultural diffusion
• global perspective
• globalization
• tourism
• world-systems

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Cite the Definition of International

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “international.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved September 17, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/international/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

international. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/international/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “international.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/international/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“international.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 17 Sep. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/international/>.